Access to internet is an expected facet of modern living; we want to be able to check our email, catch up on our TV shows, or listen to our Spotify playlists wherever we are. But there’s one location where our expectations for internet access fly out the window: while onboard an airplane. More than 2.5 […]
Gogo Inflight Internet Debuts 2Ku, Gets Closer to Perfect Airplane Broadband
Access to internet is an expected facet of modern living; we want to be able to check our email, catch up on our TV shows, or listen to our Spotify playlists wherever we are. But there’s one location where our expectations for internet access fly out the window: while onboard an airplane. More than 2.5 […]
Gogo Inflight Internet Debuts 2Ku, Gets Closer to Perfect Airplane Broadband
Access to internet is an expected facet of modern living; we want to be able to check our email, catch up on our TV shows, or listen to our Spotify playlists wherever we are. But there’s one location where our expectations for internet access fly out the window: while onboard an airplane. More than 2.5 […]
AT&T and Tegna Reach Retransmission Deal
After a weeks long standoff, AT&T and Tegna finally blinked: the companies reached a “multi-year” agreement that will keep Tegna’s 46 channels on DirecTV and U-verse. The deal wasn’t disclosed, but it’s big news for Tegna: The company, formerly Gannett, is the largest independent TV station owner in America. It reaches a third of U.S. […]
More Than 80 Percent of U.S. Homes Have a Broadband Connection
A new study from the Leichtman Research Group has revealed just how connected American households are. According to the study, 81 percent of all American households currently have a broadband connection. That’s up 26 percent since 2005. “Nationwide, about four of every five households now subscribe to a high-speed broadband Internet service, a significant increase […]
Comcast X1 Boxes Get Social Media Notifications
Comcast is testing an interesting new feature for their X1 cable boxes: social media notifications. Starting now, Xfinity users who have X1 can have personalized notifications through their TV screens. Users can get notifications from Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, Jawbone, Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Evernote and many more. The notifications are powered by IFTTT, which lets users […]
Comcast Leads Companies in Investing in VR Animation Studio Baobab
Content providers are betting long on virtual reality: more and more are rolling out VR offerings, and investing in VR companies. To that end, Comcast just led a Series A funding of a company called Baobab Studios, a virtual reality animation company. Comcast Ventures was joined by HTC, Samsung Ventures, PayPal founder Peter Thiel, and […]
Arris-Pace Deal Gets Department of Justice Approval
A week after getting approval from Germany, South Africa, Colombia and Portugal, Arris announced that it has received U.S. Department of Justice approval for its acquisition of Pace. The DoJ approval comes without conditions, which was unexpected, as predictions had Arris having to divest some businesses in order to get full approval. Arris is just […]
Business Services Divisions Providing Booming Profits for MSOs, Study Says
According to a new study from Zacks, cable MSOs have been experiencing huge revenues off an unexpected segment of their business. According to the report, Business Service Divisions for companies like Time Warner Cable, Charter and Comcast will top out at $12 billion in revenue this year, which is a 20% increase over last year’s […]
AquaComms Announces Completion of Subsea Cable System
Back in August, AquaComms announced plans to build a fiber optic, high-speed networking cable connecting New York to London. Today, the company announced that it has finished the last marine segment of the cable, and it will be ready for service by January 31, 2016. The cable system runs more than 5,536 km across the […]